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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!newsroom.utas.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!ccnet.com!usenet From: gbernard@dbc.com (Greg Bernard) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Pesudo Console tty's Help Date: Tue, 13 Feb 1996 16:25:25 GMT Organization: CCnet Communications (510-988-7140 guest) Lines: 24 Message-ID: <4fqegm$fg6@ccnet2.ccnet.com> References: <4fp575$2k4s@news.gate.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 199.217.9.49 kwaddell@gate.net (Karl Waddell) wrote: >FreeBSD comes with 3 preconfigured console terminals. I have uncommented out >the line in /etc/ttys to add more. The problem is now the system complains that >it can not find the devices in /dev. Well I did not create those devices yet. I >have been looking for the utility to create those additional devices and can >not find it. I have used "MAKEDEV" without any luck. Should I be using "mknod" >or what utility will create thoses for me? X will not work now because in >"xf86OpenSyscon" thinks it has a ttyv4. Where is that kept as well? I know that >xinit uses it. Any help is appreciated... I just did the same thing. What you need to do is cd to /dev, then sh MAKEDEV pty8 or whatever. Its the pty entry in MAKEDEV that creates the rest of the tty's. Also remember to change /etc/gettytab (I think - it may be some other name - grep /etc for tty) to tell the system about the new ttys. Reboot and voila, your done. gb Greg Bernard Data Broadcasting Corp. gbernard@dbc.com 1900 S. Norfolk St. All opionions, if I had any, are my own. San Mateo, CA 94404